Atlantic Station: Paradise or Prison

The District which is a planned area of business and entertainment is the financial core of Atlantic Station located parallel to the interstate. The Jacoby Development INC. is partnered to develop the site of the District into a valuable multi-use property able to sustain buildings of retail, office, hotel, and housing components, while AIG Global Real-Estate Investment Corp is actively involved in the retail and acquisition of the newly developed area.

The Commons located in the center of Atlantic Station is its most attractive area of urban neighborhood, consisting of apartment buildings, town homes and high r

ise condominium towers in close proximity to the retail section of the District. Located in the center is a new park and lake, a perfect area to be used for concerts and festivals. The partner responsible for the successful development of The Commons is The Lane Company, who has committed to build 1,150 mid rise apartments.

Atlantic Station comes across as a societal paradise as it will transform a barren abused land into a lush inner city full of life. The planners of Atlantic Station have put the needs of the people in account to creating this wonderland. With a tag theme of “Improving the future, restoring the past”, the designer worked hard to address land, water, air, and sustainable issues the Atlantic Station may incur. The site of Atlantic Station sits on a 138 acre piece of land that had been destroyed by the Atlantic Steel Mill. What the developers of Atlantic did was redevelop and remediate to contaminated soil from the years of industrial use. The next phase was to clear much of the carbon monoxide present in the air. Together with the EPA many tests and evaluation were taken of the area. After analyzing the area they managed to create an outcome of 34% fewer VMT and 45% fewer emission. The water system is a great ambition as the developers of Atlantic Station plan to have two different sewer systems. One system will be the regular sewer system while the second one will be a sanitary system. The project is also calling for an installation of wells to monitor the level and quality a water coming into Atlantic Station. The last issue was the sustainability of Atlantic Station and minimize of pollution and energy use. The material use for the site will be able to be recycled as well as implemented for other parts of the site. The development committee also has partnered to create a state of the art environmentally friendly cooling system that is 25% more efficient and uses two million less gasoline.

One major problem will be the uncontrollable traffics problem that will arise due to the high volu

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